Introduction

Whole Systems Approach to Ecological Design

Appropriate Technology: Water

Organic Agriculture and Local Food

Appropriate Technology: Energy

Green Building & Retrofitting
Appropriate Technology: Water
Whole Systems Approach to Water Constructed Wetlands Treatment Rainwater Harvesting Lagoon and Tank Based Treatment

Appropriate Tecnology: Water

There are serious issues with the world’s water:

  • 25 million people die each year from contaminated water.  That is equivalent to the population of Canada.
  • Every 8 seconds a child dies from contaminated water.
  • 1.4 billion people have no access to safe drinking water.
  • 2.4 billion people have no access to sanitary systems -one person in three.

(From Troubled Water by Anita Roddick and Brooke Shelby Biggs, 2004)

We have the technology to solve these issues.  The suffering is preventable.  However it will take international resolve and investment.  This section explores relatively simple technologies that are particularly applicable to sustainable communities.

Troubled Water

Anita Roddick was the founder of The Body Shop, a British cosmetics company producing and retailing beauty products that shaped ethical consumerism. Roddick was also involved in activism and campaigning for environmental and social issues. - Click on image for more info